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Childhood lead exposure leads to billions in productivity losses in low- and middle-income countries
A new study quantifies the large productivity losses in low- and middle-income countries—billions of dollars’ worth—that can be attributed to lead exposure in children.

Opinion: Independent medical journals key to medical progress
Medical journals must be able to operate independently, free of political interference, according to two editors of such journals.

Loss of NIH funding jeopardizes landmark Puerto Rico nutrition, health studies
Josiemer Mattei discusses public health research projects in Puerto Rico that are at risk after funding was cut.

Indian Ocean fisheries play significant role in providing food, nutritional health for millions
Seafood from the Indian Ocean, which contains high levels of micronutrients relative to its share of the global seafood supply, plays a critical role in providing nutritious food and nutritional security for millions who live near the ocean and beyond.

Opinion: Hospitals can reduce errors with simple safety protocols
Over the past couple of decades, hospitals have implemented safety protocols to prevent medical mistakes—but more improvements can be made, according to Harvard Chan School’s Larry Tye.

Estimating investment needed to optimally combat HIV, TB, and malaria
Continued investments in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria could result in enormous health gains and a high return on investment, according to a new study.

Living near St. Louis-area Coldwater Creek during childhood linked with higher risk of cancer from radiation
Living near Coldwater Creek—a Missouri River tributary north of St. Louis that was polluted by nuclear waste from the development of the first atomic bomb—in childhood in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s was associated with an elevated risk of cancer, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Rise in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea may be due to wide use of doxycycline for other STIs
Gonorrhea bacteria are becoming more resistant to the antibiotic doxycycline, potentially because the drug is taken after unprotected sex to preemptively lower the chance of contracting other sexually transmitted infections, according to a study.

Vaginal probiotics may not provide purported health benefits
Although vaginal probiotic products are marketed to promote vaginal health and treat infection, current scientific evidence does not necessarily support these claims, according to experts.

Will RFK Jr. really curb ultra-processed foods, like he promised? Experts weigh in.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has targeted ultra-processed foods, saying they’re a major contributor to chronic disease in the U.S. Some food experts welcome his stance, others are skeptical if food policy changes will come to fruition.
